❤️ Pharm- Cardiac Gycoside Flashcards
1
Q
Digoxin
❤️ failure drug
A
Cardiac glycoside
2
Q
MOA
A
Positive inotrope
-inhibition of Na/K ATPase…⬆️ intracellular Ca2+
3
Q
Risks/monitoring
A
Concentration monitoring:
- assessment for CHF
- assessment of toxicity
- GI( anorexia, N/V)
- neurological/ neuromuscular
- ❤️ symptoms
- toxicity*
- hypercalcemia
- hypokalemia
- hupomagnesmia
Inx:**diuretics
